network. Parle’s sales force started with one salesman in Bombay and some agents in few other cities. Gradually‚ Parle Products expanded. Soon sweets and biscuits were being sent by rail to Calcutta‚ Delhi‚ Karachi‚ Madras and other major cities. As production increased‚ distribution was amplified. Full time salesmen were appointed in different areas. Currently‚ Parle Products has over 33‚ 00‚000 distribution outlets. PARLE LEGACY Our history History Parle Product’s fame and familiarity is undeniable
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Layout Design of a Furniture Production Line Using Formal Methods Case Study Table of Contest 1.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………. 2.0 Modeling Approaches………………………………………………………………. 3.1 Graph Theory……………………………………………………………….. 3.2 CRAFT ……………………………………………………………………… 3.3 Optimum Sequence …………………………………………………………. 3.4 BLOCKPLAN ……………………………………………………………… 3.5 Genetic Algorithm ………………………………………………………….. 3.0 Application of the Modeling Approaches……………………………………………
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Company Name Zara International Objective for a warehouse management is fully utilize the space‚ improved the productivity of operations flow and reduce the inventory carrying cost. From the case of Zara‚ I found that they arranging the cross-dock rather then typical storage function. Because they have the commitment about the order fulfillment time from warehouse to stores‚ for examples 24 hours to European countries‚ 48 hours to American and within 72 hours to Japan. So Zaras warehouse needs
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Eng. Opt.‚ 2002‚ Vol. 34(5)‚ pp. 461–484 ARCHITECTURAL LAYOUT DESIGN OPTIMIZATION JEREMY J. MICHALEKa‚*‚ RUCHI CHOUDHARYb and PANOS Y. PAPALAMBROSa a Optimal Design Laboratory‚ Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ University of Michigan‚ Ann Arbor‚ Michigan 48109-2125‚ USA; bCollege of Architecture and Urban Planning‚ University of Michigan‚ Ann Arbor‚ Michigan 48109-2125‚ USA (Received 28 August 2001; In final form 26 February 2002) This article presents an optimization model of the
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Zara: IT for Fast Fashion On a beautiful August night in 2003‚ Xan Salgado Badas and Bruno Sanchez Ocampo settled into seats at their favorite tapas bar in the Spanish city of La Corufia‚ ordered pulpo gallego (octopus Galician style)‚ and resumed their argument. Salgado was the head of IT for lnditex‚ a multinational clothing retailer and manufacturer headquartered in La Corufia
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1. Zara profile Zara is the most internationalized of Inditex’s chains which owned by Spanish tycoon Amancia Ortega. The first Zara store opened in 1975 and there are more than 1‚500 Zara stores around the world until now. It is claimed that Zara needs just two weeks to develop a new product and get it to stores‚ compared with a six-month industry average‚ and launches around 10‚000 new design each year. Zara has resisted the industry –wide trend towards transferring fast fashion production to
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Zara as being one of the major international clothing retailers stands out with its business and marketing model. Zara is also often one step ahead of the high-fashion ready-to-wear brands by providing similar garments made with less expensive fabric so prices much lower. Zara’s business model is characterized by flexibility‚ which is a production method that fulfils demand in order to manage quick turn-around‚ limited season stock and at a low price. The secret to Zara’s success is that‚ although
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Zara is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer‚ founded in 197 by Amancio Ortega. Zara has now became possibly the most innovative retailer in the world. By the end of the year 2011‚ Zara has reached 82 markets globally with a network of 1.830 stores. Zara’s secret of successful fast fashion business model is mostly about their responsive buyer driven supply chain. The customer plays an active role in the business model. Design and production activity begins with customer demand and retail
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1. a. Core competencies of Inditex Inditex’s infrastructure The six retailing chains: Zara‚ Bershka‚ Massimo Dutti‚ Pull and Bear‚ Stradivarius and Oysho were organized as separate business units‚ responsible for their own business strategies‚ product design and other activities. Nonetheless‚ coordination across the chains increased an expansion power of Inditex as the Group and induced the management to open some multichain locations (Gnemawat & Nueno‚ p. 8‚ 2006). Visionary management The founder
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Zara Supply Chain Report By: A.H. C.L. H.L. S.H. X.W. Humble Beginnings In 1975‚ Amancio Ortea Gaona started Inditex Corporation in his first small shop in a remote town in Spain‚ Arteixo. Only 35 years later‚ it has emerged the largest apparel company in the world—Zara. Currently‚ Zara’s headquarters and two distribution centers are located in this small Spanish town. Zara broke a new path between the traditional high fashion and the mass fashion strategies; it provides
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